Siege of Port-au-Prince | |||||||
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Part of the Haitian Revolution | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Haitian Rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Jean-Pierre Marie Lavalette du Verdier | Jean-Jacques Dessalines | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,000 men | 22,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The siege of Port-au-Prince was an engagement that took place during the Haitian Revolution.[1]
In October, the rebel army commanded by General Dessalines, a force of 22,000 men, laid siege to the city of Port-au-Prince. After a month of siege and several attacks,[2] the French troops commanded by Lavalette evacuate the place and retreat to the Cap-Français.[3]